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the Bush presidency and the Constitution

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the Bush presidency and the Constitution

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"Analyzes the Bush presidency's efforts to expand executive power, putting them into constitutional and historical perspective. Explores the evolution of Anglo-American thinking about executive power and individual rights. Documents how the current administration has undermined the separation of powers and shows how these practices have imperiled the rule of law"--Provided by publisher.

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Language
English
Pages
299

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Power play: the Bush presidency and the Constitution
2008, Brookings Institution Press
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Table of Contents

A government of laws or men?
The nature of executive power
Creating individual rights and an independent legislature
The American Constitution
The power to imprison and the writ of habeas corpus
The power to torture
The power to surveil
The power to ignore the law : signing statements
Conclusion: Constitutionalism and the rule of law.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Washington, D.C

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.931
Library of Congress
JK516 .P49 2008, JK516.P49 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
299

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16700137M
Internet Archive
powerplaybushpre00pfif_0
ISBN 13
9780815770442
LCCN
2008012077
OCLC/WorldCat
185691300
Library Thing
5643348
Goodreads
3468985

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